DFSMShsm ABARS and Mainstar solutions / [Yolanda Cascajo Jimenez, Coleen Gordon].

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Cascajo Jimenez, Yolanda.

Contributor:

Gordon, Colleen.

Series:

IBM redbooks.

Redbooks

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Electronic data processing--Backup processing alternatives.

Electronic data processing.

Data recovery (Computer science).

Physical Description:

1 online resource (210 p.)

Edition:

2nd ed.

Place of Publication:

[San Jose, Calif.] : IBM International Technical Support Organization, 2002.

Language Note:

English

Contents:

Front cover

Contents

Figures

Examples

Notices

Trademarks

Preface

The team that wrote this redbook

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Chapter 1. Product overview

1.1 Aggregate Backup and Recovery Support

1.1.1 Aggregate group definition

1.1.2 Aggregate backup

1.1.3 Aggregate recovery

1.1.4 Strengths of ABARS

1.2 ASAP

1.2.1 ASAP data set identification

1.2.2 ASAP data set analysis

1.2.3 Monitoring changes

1.2.4 ASAP filters and controls

1.3 Backup &amp

Recovery Manager

1.3.1 Easy aggregate recovery

1.3.2 Online monitoring

1.3.3 Selective data set restore

1.3.4 Aggregate balancing

1.3.5 Online and batch reporting

1.3.6 Additional functionality

Chapter 2. Business recovery concepts

2.1 A structured approach to disaster recovery

2.2 Relationships between backup and recovery

2.3 Solutions for reducing perceived burden of backup

Chapter 3. Sample environment

3.1 Crazy Socks Corporation

3.2 Crazy Socks Corporation configuration

3.2.1 Crazy Socks business processes

3.2.2 Current disaster backup procedures

3.3 Data classification and recovery requirements

3.3.1 Immediately critical data, to be recovered within 8 hours

3.3.2 Highly critical data, to be recovered in 24 hours

3.3.3 Moderately critical data, to be recovered in 48 hours

3.3.4 Less critical data, to be recovered in 4 days

3.3.5 Least critical data, to be recovered in 7 days

3.3.6 Changes required for production cycles or a vault run

3.4 Recovery scenario A

3.4.1 Recovery objectives

3.4.2 Recovery solution

3.5 Recovery scenario B

3.5.1 Recovery objectives

3.5.2 Recovery solution

3.6 Our ABARS backup and recovery strategy

Chapter 4. ABARS implementation tasks and considerations

4.1 ABARS implementation tasks.

4.1.1 Roles and responsibilities

4.2 Data considerations

4.2.1 Data supported by ABARS

4.2.2 Catalog considerations

4.2.3 Naming conventions

4.2.4 Vaulting cycle

4.3 Setting up your ABARS environment

4.3.1 SETSYS commands for ABARS

4.3.2 DEFINE ARPOOL command

4.3.3 Security requirements

4.3.4 Tape management considerations

4.3.5 Expiring ABR records in the BCDS

Chapter 5. Application characteristics

5.1 Current recovery strategies

5.2 Identifying job names and run schedules

5.3 Synchronization points

5.4 Database types

5.5 Application data sets

5.6 Interfacing systems

5.7 Externally created data sets

5.8 Dynamically built JCL

Chapter 6. Aggregate definition

6.1 Defining management classes

6.2 Defining aggregates

6.2.1 Aggregate group definition with ISMF

6.2.2 Skipping data sets

Chapter 7. Structuring applications using ASAP

7.1 Data collection methods

7.1.1 Job collection

7.1.2 Batch SMF collection

7.1.3 Real-time selection process (RSP)

7.2 Defining applications to ASAP

7.2.1 ASAP application naming conventions

7.3 Steps for setting up ASAP applications using RSP

7.3.1 Creating the application into ASAP

7.3.2 Job collection

7.3.3 Entering job names using ISPF interface

7.3.4 JES3 considerations

7.3.5 Collecting records using RSP

7.3.6 Application end

7.3.7 Verification

7.3.8 Initiating verification

7.3.9 Filters and controls

7.3.10 Creating universal and global filters

7.3.11 Local filters

7.3.12 Final verification

7.4 Identifying overlapping data sets

7.5 Aggregate balancing

Chapter 8. Using ABACKUP

8.1 ABARS ABACKUP command

8.1.1 ABARS ABACKUP parameters

8.2 BRM ABACKUP command

8.2.1 Executing BRM ABACKUP

8.3 Initiating ABACKUP using ISPF dialog

8.4 Resolving common ABARS ABACKUP errors.

Chapter 9. Managing aggregates with Backup &amp

9.1 Interactive Backup &amp

9.1.1 Online aggregate inquiry

9.1.2 Aggregate Management with SMS Interface

9.1.3 Backup/Recovery Management

9.1.4 Logical Aggregate Management

9.1.5 Group Filter Management

9.1.6 Search for Dataset

9.1.7 Reports

9.1.8 ABARS Monitor

9.1.9 History

9.1.10 Incremental ABARS

9.1.11 Prevent BackLevel

9.1.12 Dynamic Data Set Backup/Reorg

9.1.13 Full rename

Chapter 10. Using ARECOVER

10.1 ABARS ARECOVER command

10.1.1 ABARS ARECOVER parameters

10.2 BRM ARECOVER command

10.2.1 ARECOVER SUBMIT command

10.3 Executing BRM ARECOVER command

10.3.1 Initiating ARECOVER using BRM dialog

10.3.2 Restarting ARECOVER

10.3.3 Recovering selected data sets using BRM

Chapter 11. Migration considerations

11.1 Migration and coexistence

11.2 Removing existing backup procedures

Appendix A. Sample questionnaire

A.1 Questionnaire for current recovery strategies

A.2 Questionnaire to identify names and run schedule

A.3 Questionnaire for synchronization points

A.4 Questionnaire for database types

A.5 Questionnaire for application data sets

A.6 Questionnaire for interfacing systems

A.7 Questionnaire for externally created data sets

A.8 Questionnaire for dynamically built JCL

Abbreviations and acronyms

Glossary

Related publications

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Other resources

Referenced Web sites

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Index

Back cover.

Notes:

"August 2002."

"SG24-5089-01."

Includes bibliographical references (p. 181) and index.

OCLC:

560311832